Commercial and Industrial discharge consent: Transfer of Ownership
Welcome to the support page for the Commercial and Industrial discharge consent: Transfer of Ownership online form.
We strongly recommend that you read all of the supporting information below before proceeding to fill in the online form
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| Licence summary | Under the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, the consent of the Department of Environment is required to discharge any trade or sewage effluent (including site drainage liable to contamination) from commercial, industrial or domestic premises into waterways or water contained in any underground strata. Types of discharge consents:
The information provided here is for the transfer of ownership of an existing discharge consent. |
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| Eligibility Criteria | Each application is assessed on its own merit, and determined providing all relevant information is supplied. |
| Regulation Summary | Under the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, the consent of the Department of Environment is required to discharge any trade or sewage effluent (including site drainage liable to contamination) from commercial, industrial or domestic premises into waterways or water contained in any underground strata. It is an offence under the terms of the Water Order to discharge such effluent without consent, and also to contravene any condition of a discharge consent. The penalty for either of these offences on summary conviction is imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or a fine not exceeding £20,000, or both. |
| Application Evaluation Process | The stages of the consent setting process are as follows:
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| Will Tacit Consent Apply | Tacit consent is where a licence is granted by default if the Licensing Authority has not processed your application within the published processing times. However, due to environmental / public health interests, tacit consent does not apply to applications for commercial and industrial discharge consents. Please contact NIEA, if you have not heard from us within a reasonable period of time from the date you submit your application. |
| Target Completion Period | Your application will be acknowledged within three working days of receipt. Depending on the complexity of your application it will be processed within four months unless a time extension is agreed with you. If your application is refused you will be told how to appeal. |
| Fees | You should find out the applicable charge by visiting the following page before filling out the online form: http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/business_and_industry-2/charges.htm |
| Apply online | Go to the nibusinessinfo website to apply. |
| Forms to download, print, and post | No online transfer form available to download, print and post. |
| Contact Details | Northern Ireland Environment Agency Telephone: 028 9262 3034 |
| Application and licence Redress | Should the application be refused, you can appeal the decision within 28 days of receipt of notification of the refusal decision, by contacting: Telephone 028 9024 4710 |
| Consumer Complaint | Follow NIEA customer complaints procedure: http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/11-06.02_complaints_procedure_web.pdf (.PDF 474Kb) |
| Public Registers or Databases | The Department maintains a statutory register, which is available for public inspection, including details of: (a) applications for consent |
| Local Support | If assistance is needed with the application, the Industrial Consent section should be contacted - details given under Contact Details above. |
| Further Information | More information can be found on the NIEA website at: |
